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Skills in Demand — Core Skills stream

Visa stream · Australia

Visa
Subclass 482
Primary visas granted, 2025–26
49,953
Primary visas granted, all years
75,816
Financial years with grants
2024–25 to 2025–26
Granted49,9532025–26
Data as at 30 Sep 2026
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Visas granted by financial year

The Skills in Demand — Core Skills stream: for occupations on the Core Skills Occupation List, with earnings at or above the core skills threshold.

Primary applicants granted a visa

25k50k2024–252025–26
25k50k2024–252025–26
Data table
2024–2513,690
2025–2649,953
Financial yearPrimaryShare of all grants that year
2025–2649,95372.0%
2024–2513,69020.1%
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visas granted, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 30 Sep 2026

Occupations

2024–25 to 2025–26.

Top occupations
  1. Chef5,984
  2. Resident Medical Officer3,225
  3. Motor Mechanic (General)2,855
  4. Cook1,556
  5. Mechanical Engineering Technician1,395
  6. Accountant (General)1,373
  7. Software Engineer1,281
  8. Child Care Worker1,217
  9. Marketing Specialist1,186
  10. Diesel Motor Mechanic962
  11. Registered Nurse (Aged Care)921
  12. Carpenter879
  13. Fitter (General)878
  14. Welder (First Class) (Aus) / Welder (NZ)872
  15. ICT Business Analyst869
By sponsor industry
  1. Health Care and Social Assistance10,472
  2. Accommodation and Food Services8,895
  3. Professional, Scientific and Technical8,545
  4. Other Services7,546
  5. Construction5,755
  6. Manufacturing4,780
  7. Education and Training3,566
  8. Retail Trade3,468
  9. Information Media and Telecommunications2,617
  10. Mining1,557
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visas granted, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 30 Sep 2026

Nationalities and places

2024–25 to 2025–26.

Primary visas granted
  1. India11,967
  2. Philippines9,603
  3. United Kingdom7,262
  4. Nepal3,597
  5. Ireland3,473
  6. Sri Lanka2,428
  7. China2,281
  8. Brazil1,603
  9. South Africa1,390
  10. Malaysia1,343
  11. Pakistan1,343
  12. Colombia1,195
By state or territory
  1. New South Wales23,202
  2. Victoria14,730
  3. Queensland11,058
  4. Western Australia10,222
  5. South Australia2,378
  6. Northern Territory868
  7. Australian Capital Territory796
  8. Tasmania386
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visas granted, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 30 Sep 2026

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